A visit to the Petrie Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Petrie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Petrie Cemetery:
40.4471, -80.1160
The Petrie Cemetery is located in Allegheny County<1>.
The county seat for Allegheny County is located in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh lies just to the east of the Petrie Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<2> of the Petrie Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Petrie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holy Souls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Holy Souls Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Souls Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Holy Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Family Cemetery
- Hollywood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hollywood Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Cemetery
- Zedeck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Zedeck Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zedeck Cemetery
- Beth Hamedrash Hagodal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Marys Greek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Piskover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Piskover Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piskover Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Chartiers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Polish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Polish Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polish Cemetery
- Felician Sisters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodville State Hospital Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St.s Peter & Paul Ukrainian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Ignatius / St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The German Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- St. Martins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Martins Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martins Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Petrie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Petrie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Moon Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pennsbury Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pennsbury Village is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsbury Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
- Thornburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Thornburg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
- Fairywood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rosslyn Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rosslyn Farms is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosslyn Farms
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Crafton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ingram
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ingram is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,175 people
- Carnegie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McKees Rocks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glenfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Woodville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Heidelberg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Heidelberg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
- Bellevue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Avalon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ben Avon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ben Avon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,716 people
- Emsworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dixmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dixmont is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Noblestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dormont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Haysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woods Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woods Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Run
- Coraopolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ben Avon Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ben Avon Heights is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Petrie Cemetery. The following communities are located in Allegheny County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Petrie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carnegie
- Coraopolis
- Crafton
- Dormont
- McKees Rocks
- Noblestown
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Petrie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Allegheny County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Petrie Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1183642 (Petrie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1183642 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Allegheny
- Est. Elev: 387 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pittsburgh West
- Location given for Petrie Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4470132 Lon: -80.1161674
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Allegheny, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Petrie Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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